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∎ the word has a secondary meaning le mot a un sens secondaire;∎ this issue is of secondary importance cette question est d'une importance secondaire;∎ it's only a secondary problem c'est un problème secondaire ou qui a peu d'importance;∎ any other considerations are secondary to her wellbeing son bien-être prime sur toute autre considération2 noun►► Linguistics secondary accent accent m secondaire;Philosophy secondary cause cause f seconde;Electricity secondary cell accumulateur m;secondary colour couleur f secondaire ou binaire;secondary data informations fpl ou données fpl secondaires;secondary education enseignement m secondaire ou du second degré;Physics secondary emission émission f secondaire;Geology secondary era (ère f) secondaire m;British secondary modern (school) = établissement secondaire d'enseignement général et technique, aujourd'hui remplacé par la "comprehensive school";secondary product sous-produit m;secondary production production f manufacturée;Transport secondary road route f secondaire ou départementale;secondary school teacher professeur m du secondaire;Economics secondary sector secteur m secondaire;Linguistics secondary stress accent m secondaire -
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secondary [ˈsekəndərɪ]1. adjectivea. [role, effect] secondaire2. compounds► secondary school noun établissement m d'enseignement secondaire ; (age 11 to 15) collège m (d'enseignement secondaire) ; (age 15 to 18) lycée m* * *['sekəndrɪ], US [-derɪ] 1.noun Medicine métastase f2.adjective gen, Linguistics, Psychology, School secondaire; [sense, meaning] dérivé -
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1) (coming after, and at a more advanced level than, primary: secondary education.) secondaire2) (lesser in importance: a matter of secondary importance.) secondaire -
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I 1. ['sekənd] adjective1) (next after, or following, the first in time, place etc: February is the second month of the year; She finished the race in second place.) deuxième, second2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) deuxième3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) deuxième2. adverb(next after the first: He came second in the race.) deuxième3. noun1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.) deuxième2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.) soigneur/-euse4. verb(to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.) appuyer5. noun(a secondary school.) (école) secondaire- seconder- secondly - secondary colours - secondary school - second-best - second-class - second-hand - second lieutenant - second-rate - second sight - second thoughts - at second hand - come off second best - every second week - month - second to none II ['sekənd] noun1) (the sixtieth part of a minute: He ran the race in three minutes and forty-two seconds.) seconde2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.) seconde -
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minor ['maɪnə(r)](a) (secondary → road, position) secondaire; (→ writer) mineur; (→ importance, interest) secondaire, mineur; (→ share) petit, mineur;∎ to play a minor part or role Cinema & Theatre avoir un petit rôle; figurative jouer un rôle mineur ou accessoire(b) (unimportant → problem, worry) mineur, peu important∎ Medicine to have a minor operation subir une petite intervention chirurgicale ou une intervention chirurgicale bénigne∎ the film is a minor classic le film est un petit chef-d'œuvre;∎ it was a minor miracle that we got there on time ça tient presque du miracle que nous soyons arrivés à l'heure∎ in A minor en la mineur;∎ in a minor key en mode mineur∎ Jones minor Jones junior2 noun∎ the Minors (film companies) = les trois compagnies de production secondaires (par rapport aux "Majors") à Hollywood: Universal, United Artists, Columbia∎ she minored in French elle a pris le français comme matière secondaire►► minor league1 nounfigurative secondaire, de peu d'importance;∎ they're minor league compared with some American corporations ils sont loin d'avoir l'envergure de certaines grandes sociétés américaines;Law minor offence délit m mineur;Religion minor orders ordres mpl mineurs;Astronomy minor planet astéroïde m;minor premise (in logic) (proposition f) mineure f;Music minor seventh septième f mineure;Finance minor shareholder actionnaire mf minoritaire;Cards minor suit couleur f mineure;Music minor third tierce f mineure -
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1. adjective1) (less, or little, in importance, size etc: Always halt when driving from a minor road on to a major road; She has to go into hospital for a minor operation.) secondaire, mineur, petit2) ((American) a secondary subject that a student chooses to study at university or college: Her major is in physics, but she has a minor in computer science.)2. verb((American) to study something as a minor subject: He is minoring in French.)3. noun(a person who is not yet legally an adult.) mineur/-eure- minority- be in the minority
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secondary — deleted sense 3 so little evidence old fashioned? sec‧ond‧a‧ry [ˈsekəndri ǁ deri] adjective 1. secondary shares/bonds etc FINANCE shares, stocks etc in companies that are not considered to be the biggest or most important; = SECOND TIER: • The… … Financial and business terms
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secondary — sec|ond|ar|y [ sekən,deri ] adjective * 1. ) less important than something else: His feelings in the matter are of secondary importance. He only played a secondary role. secondary to: The color of the car is secondary to its quality and price. 2 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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